With sounds of Cuban rumba and West African music, the artist presents a preview of what will be his next studio album, which is scheduled to be released on June 4.
Okuté presents “Caridad”, a single with the strumming of the trés together with the fierce dispatch of the bata drums that seduces the prismatic universe of Havana. The artist discovers deeply ingrained paths at the intersection of Cuban rumba and West African music
This release is given by the hand of Chulo Records, Okuté highlights the sound of the Cuba of the sixties, with a contemporary spirit in his self-titled debut album, produced by Jacob Plasse (Akokán Orchestra).
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The artist presents constellations of sound (rumba, son, Orisha cadences, palo, and Cuban religious traditions) and weaves these styles into something intuitively his own. The Afrocentric conceptualization of Cuban music is at the heart of Okuté’s guiding creative force.
Tata makes vocal reference to little-known traditions beyond Havana’s secret societies and seamlessly integrates them into contagious refrains. The bata drums used in Lucumí ritual music, the trés en son montuno, and the bright trumpet lines often associated with a comparsa form an irresistible new synergy.
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“Caridad” is the second release after “Wants the rumba” that has to do with the spiritual power of the rumba, before releasing his self-titled album on June 4.
